T'was the night before the West Coast Spring Invitational......

Just to prove the point that California is absolutely loaded with high school basketball talent, ESPN Rise has named their top players:

First Team Juniors (15 players)

Brittany Boyd (Berkeley) 5-9 G
Sheila Boykin (Poly, Long Beach) 6-2 C
Ariya Crook-Williams (Poly, Long Beach) 5-9 G
Jessica Duarte (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 5-10 F
Sydnee Fripps (Yosemite, Oakhurst) 5-10 F
Rashandra Gray (Washington Prep, Los Angeles) 6-3 C
Katie Kuklok (Poway) 5-10 F
Tear’a Laudermill (Canyon Springs, Moreno Valley) 5-10 G
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-1 F
Madison Parrish (Hanford) 5-9 G
Erica Payne (Carondelet, Concord) 6-2 F
Alexis Perry (Brea Olinda, Brea) 5-6 G
Bonnie Samuelson (Edison, Huntington Beach) 6-2 F
Janae Sharpe (Rialto) 5-11 F
Ashley Watson (Archbishop Mitty, San Jose) 5-7 G

Second Team Juniors (15 players)

Keani Albanez (Buena, Ventura) 5-11 F
Erimma Arakiwa (Vanden, Travis AFB) 6-1 F
Erikka Banks (Clovis East, Clovis) 6-0 F
Rayven Brooks (Dougherty Valley, San Ramon) 5-8 G
Chairese Culberson (Berkeley) 6-0 C
Jen Dumiak (La Costa Canyon, Carlsbad) 5-8 G
Hailie Eackles (Pinewood, Los Altos Hills) 5-8 F
Moriah Faulk (Santa Monica) 5-11 G
Raven Fox (Deer Valley, Antioch) 5-9 G
Ashley Guay (Our Lady of Peace, San Diego) 5-8 G
Bria Richardson (Serra, Gardena) 5-9 G
Deajanae Scurry (Inglewood) 6-0 F
Kacy Swain (Chaparral, Temecula) 6-3 F
Cori Walker (Cajon, San Bernardino) 5-8 G
Devyn Weymouth (Lincoln, Stockton) 5-7 G

JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis

Sophomores (20 players)

Jordan Adams (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-1 G
Jillian Alleyne (Ayala, Chino Hills) 6-2 C
Aly Beebe (St. Joseph, Santa Maria) 6-5 C
Sophia Bhasin (Cajon, San Bernardino) 5-7 G
Kelsey Brockway (Palos Verdes, PV Estates) 6-1 F
Devon Brookshire (Bishop Montgomery, Torrance) 5-10 F
Amie Callaway (San Diego) 6-1 C
Kylie Cunningham (Agoura, Agoura Hills) 5-10 F
Elisha Davis (Berkeley) 5-6 G
Tia Dixon (San Diego) 5-7 G
Nyre’ Harris (Lincoln, Stockton) 5-7 G
Maya Hood (La Jolla Country Day) 5-10 F
Hannah Huffman (Carondelet, Concord) 5-10 G
Keiona Mathews (Antelope Valley, Lancaster) 5-7 G
Michelle Miller (Poly, Pasadena) 5-9 G
Terilyn Moe (Terra Nova, Pacifica) 5-8 G
VeAnne Navarro (Johansen, Modesto) 5-6 G
Jeanier Olukemi (Brea Olinda, Brea) 5-11 C
Imani Stafford (Windward, Los Angeles) 6-6 C
Keitra Wallace (Brea Olinda, Brea) 5-11 F

SOPHOMORE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Aly Beebe

Freshmen (10 players)

Kendall Cooper (St. Anthony, Long Beach) 6-3 C
Geena Gomez (Poly, Riverside) 5-7 G
Gabriela Hanson (Troy, Fullerton) 5-11 G
Rachael Howard (Berkeley) 5-9 F
Brittany Lusain (Mater Dei, Chula Vista) 5-8 G
Erica McCall (Ridgeview, Bakersfield) 6-2 C
Chrishae Rowe (Santiago, Corona) 5-9 F
Karli Samuelson (Edison, Huntington Beach) 5-11 G
Briteesha Solomon (La Jolla Country Day) 5-8 G
Kendall “KC” Waters (Bishop O’Dowd, Oakland) 6-2 C

FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kendall “KC” Waters

Several of these athletes will be playing this weekend at the West Coast Spring Invitational. (MMM!)